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Möhne Reservoir (Möhnesee), Germany – January 2017
The Möhne Reservoir – or Moehne Reservoir – is an artificial lake in North Rhine-Westphalia, some 45 km east of Dortmund, Germany. The lake is formed by the damming of two rivers, Möhne and Heve, and with its four basins stores as much as 135 million cubic meters of water.
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Dortmund Zoo, Germany – December 2016
The Zoo in Dortmund is a good place to visit with the whole family. After visiting it once in 2015, we returned to it at the end of 2016, with our 2 years old son, now old enough to follow and identify most of the animals.
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Abbaye Notre-Dame de Sénanque near Gordes, Vaucluse – France
Sénanque Abbey (Wikipedia / Official Website) (Occitan: abadiá de Senhanca, French: Abbaye Notre-Dame de Sénanque) is a Cistercian abbey near the village of Gordes in the département of the Vaucluse in Provence, France.
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Gordes Commune near Avignon, France
Gordes is a commune in the Vaucluse département in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region in southeastern France. The nearest big city is Avignon; smaller cities nearby include Cavaillon, L’Isle-sur-la-Sorgue and Apt. It has a population of ~2,100 people.
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Le Domaine de Marie Winery, Luberon – France
Located in the village of Ménerbes, this 50 acre property consists of vineyards (Domaine de Marie) and a 15-room farmhouse (La Bastide de Marie).
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Domaine du Tix Winery near Mont Ventoux, Vaucluse – France
Domaine du Tix is a small boutique winery near Mont Ventoux in the South of France in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur administrative region.
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Siena House Boutique “Not a Hotel” – The Perfect Place for Exploring Tuscany
Siena House is one of those places that once discovered you never want to leave. Positioned as “not a hotel”, this is more than just a boutique bed and breakfast. You know the saying “home is where the heart is“? Well, the owners and hosts Malvin and Amanda will make sure that this becomes your home.
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Hill Town Pienza: The Ideal City of the Renaissance
Pienza, a town and comune in the province of Siena, in the Val d’Orcia in Tuscany (central Italy), between the towns of Montepulciano and Montalcino, is the “touchstone of Renaissance urbanism“.
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Organic Goat and Sheep Cheese Tasting at Podere Il Casale, Pienza, Italy
Podere Il Casale is an organic farm near Pienza, province of Siena, Tuscany region, Italy. Owned by a Swiss couple the farm produces a wide range of organic cheeses, olive oil and wine. A restaurant is also available with a menu rich in seasonal organic ingredients.
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Where Bonsai Wine is Made: Podere Le Ripi Winery in Montalcino, Italy
Podere Le Ripi is a winery in Montalcino with a really good story, and good stories can help sell (expensive) wine. I will try to explain what makes this winery so special, so there will be more text than usual.
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